The study examines the bio-psycho-social effects of different office concepts on the health and well-being of employees in a medical facility. The study measures work-related exhaustion (FACIT Fatigue Scale), psychosomatic complaints (SCL-90-R, Mohr & Müller 2014), work-related quality of life and commitment (KAFA, OCQ-G), self-efficacy (ASKU), working atmosphere, and social stressors (e.g. BSSS, Frese & Zapf 1987). In addition, daily stress, mood, noise perception, room usage, and social integ
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Employees at a clinic working in multi space offices are surveyed with a series of questionnaires, fill out an e-diary for five days, and are interviewed for 30 minutes in semi-structured int
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Study participants must speak German at B2 level. In addition, interviewees should have been working at the clinic for at least six months (or since the changeover), as otherwise they will not be able to answer questions about the changeover. Participants in the other diagnostic tests (diary and e-diary) must have been employed at the clinic for at least one month and work on site at least three days per week in order to be able to collect data from at least five working days within a three-week period as part of the e-diary.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: One of the inclusion criteria was violated. Illiteracy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of multi-space office concepts on the work and well-being of employees in a medical facility in comparison to traditional, closed office designs. Differences in work processes (e.g. interactions, use of space), daily well-being, and long-term biopsychosocial factors (e.g., exhaustion, psychosomatic complaints, work-related quality of life) will be identified. The study takes an exploratory, hypothesis-generating approach using a mixed-methods design (electronic diary, standardized questionnaires, semi-structured interviews). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactClaas Lahmann
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
Outcome results
None listed